C. diff test cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 86 hospitals publish a cash price for C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR): from $25.95 to $730.50, with a median of $88.35. The lowest price is at Stephens County Hospital (Toccoa). The highest price is 28.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $88.35, is 35% below the US median of $136.77.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($37.27).
- Georgia ranks 5th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
- 20 of 86 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87493. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$25.95Stephens County Hospital
Median$88.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$730.50in Georgia
Lowest saves$62.40vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens County Hospital lowest Toccoa · Toccoa, GA C. DIFF TOXIN B | $25.95 | $43.25 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro · Statesboro, GA C DIFF AMPLI PROBE | $29.43 | $109.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Bleckley Memorial Hospital Cochran · Cochran, GA C DIFFICILE | $30.40 | $80.00 | Dec 12, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center Cedartown · Cedartown, GA HC AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $35.00 | $70.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cytomed, Dna, Amp Probe | $37.00 | $288.90 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Union General Hospital Blairsville · Blairsville, GA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $40.00 | $80.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee · Hiawassee, GA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $42.00 | $84.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $43.50 | $87.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $46.50 | $155.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Clostridium Difficile Toxin Gene(S) Nap-1 | $55.25 | $85.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cdiff Pcr Qual | $57.03 | $146.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cdiff Pcr Qual | $57.03 | $146.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cdiff Pcr Qual | $57.03 | $146.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc Cdiff Pcr Qual | $57.03 | $146.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cdiff Pcr Qual | $57.03 | $146.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cdiff Pcr Qual | $57.03 | $146.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cdiff Pcr Qual | $57.03 | $146.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cdiff Pcr Qual | $57.03 | $146.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cdiff Pcr Qual | $57.03 | $146.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc Cdiff Pcr Qual | $57.03 | $146.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Cdiff Pcr Qual | $57.03 | $146.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Appling Healthcare Baxley · Baxley, GA C.DIFFICILE TOXIN GENE NAA,PCR | $60.75 | $81.00 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $67.00 | $134.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Candler Hospital Savannah · Savannah, GA C.Difficile Toxin Pcr | $69.90 | $233.00 | Jul 1, 2025 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah · Savannah, GA C.Difficile Toxin Pcr | $69.90 | $233.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $75.50 | $151.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA C. Diff Toxin a/B Pcr | $81.00 | $81.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA C. Diff Toxin a/B Pcr | $81.00 | $81.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA C. Diff Toxin a/B Pcr | $81.00 | $81.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC AMP PROBE CLOSTRIDIUM | $82.00 | $164.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB C DIFFICILE TOXIN PCR | $86.44 | $292.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital Greenboro · Greenboro, GA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Clostridium Difficile Toxin Gene(S) Nap-1 | $86.45 | $133.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele · Cordele, GA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $88.35 | $93.00 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Augusta Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC C Difficile Toxin Amp Probe | $88.35 | $294.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE | $88.80 | $222.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE | $88.80 | $222.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA DETECTION TEST BY NUCLEIC ACID FOR CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; AMPLIFIED PROBE TECHNIQUE | $88.80 | $222.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge · Blue Ridge, GA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $99.58 | $165.98 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Sacred Heart Hospital Lavonia · Lavonia, GA HC Infectious Agent Nucleic Acid Amplified Probe Clostridium Difficile Toxin Gene(S) Nap-1 | $100.75 | $155.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $102.40 | $256.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge · Bainbridge, GA C DIFFICLE TOXIN PCR | $116.20 | $166.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC C DIFFICILE TOXIN AMP PROBE | $132.00 | $264.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta · Valdosta, GA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $139.50 | $186.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus Nashville · Nashville, GA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $139.50 | $186.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Lanier Campus Lakeland · Valdosta, GA C DIFF AMPLIFIED PROBE | $139.50 | $186.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Southwell Medical Center Adel · Adel, GA C. Difficile/Epi by PCR | $142.50 | $285.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton · Tifton, GA C. Difficile/Epi by PCR | $142.50 | $285.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE TOXIN TCBD GENE PCR | $148.17 | $148.17 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Donalsonville Hospital Donalsonville · Donalsonville, GA C DIFFICILE PCR (DIATHERIX) | $154.70 | $182.00 | Aug 25, 2025 source file |
| Archbold Brooks Quitman · Valdosta, GA CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE DNA | $156.00 | $260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Mitchell Camilla · Camilla, GA CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE DNA | $156.00 | $260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady General Hospital Cairo · Thomasville, GA CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE DNA | $156.00 | $260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| John D Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville · Thomasville, GA CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE DNA | $156.00 | $260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Clostridium Difficile 87493 | $171.00 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perry Hospital Perry · Warner Robins, GA Clostridium Difficile 87493 | $171.00 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Clostridium Difficile - Nucleic Acid, Amp Probe - C. Diff Toxin Assay Fecal | $176.00 | $176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Clostridium Difficile - Nucleic Acid, Amp Probe - C. Diff Toxin Assay Fecal | $176.00 | $176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Clostridium Difficile - Nucleic Acid, Amp Probe - C. Diff Toxin Assay Fecal | $176.00 | $176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Clostridium Difficile - Nucleic Acid, Amp Probe - C. Diff Toxin Assay Fecal | $176.00 | $176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Clostridium Difficile - Nucleic Acid, Amp Probe - C. Diff Pcr | $176.00 | $176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Clostridium Difficile - Nucleic Acid, Amp Probe - C. Diff Toxin Assay Fecal | $176.00 | $176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Clostridium Difficile - Nucleic Acid, Amp Probe - C. Diff Toxin Assay Fecal | $176.00 | $176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Vidalia · Vidalia, GA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Clostridium difficile, toxin gene(s), amplified probe technique | $210.52 | $210.52 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton · Clayton, GA C DIFF BY PCR | $255.20 | $638.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Gordon Calhoun · Calhoun, GA HC CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE TOXIN TCBD GENE PCR | $277.29 | $277.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Murray Chatsworth · Dalton, GA HC CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE TOXIN TCBD GENE PCR | $277.29 | $277.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie · Moultrie, GA C. DIFFICILE MOLECULAR | $287.00 | $287.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center Douglas · Douglas, GA CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE AMPLIFIED | $293.08 | $431.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Park Hospital Dublin · Dublin, GA C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB | $295.75 | $295.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah · Savannah, GA Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (DNA or RNA); Clostridium difficile, toxin gene(s), amplified probe technique | $384.00 | $384.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health Waycross · Waycross, GA C DIFF TOX GENE AMP PROB | $730.50 | $730.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 35 | $37.00 | $88.35 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 3 | $57.03 | $88.35 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 3 | $82.00 | $88.35 |
| Savannah, GA | 3 | $69.90 | $69.90 |
| Valdosta, GA | 3 | $139.50 | $139.50 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 3 | $67.00 | $171.00 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 2 | $46.50 | $50.88 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $88.35 | $88.35 |
| Rome, GA | 2 | $43.50 | $95.84 |
| Thomasville, GA | 2 | $156.00 | $156.00 |
| Adel, GA | 1 | $142.50 | $142.50 |
| Baxley, GA | 1 | $60.75 | $60.75 |
| Blairsville, GA | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Blue Ridge, GA | 1 | $99.58 | $99.58 |
| Bainbridge, GA | 1 | $116.20 | $116.20 |
| Camilla, GA | 1 | $156.00 | $156.00 |
| Clayton, GA | 1 | $255.20 | $255.20 |
| Cochran, GA | 1 | $30.40 | $30.40 |
| Calhoun, GA | 1 | $277.29 | $277.29 |
| Cedartown, GA | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $86.44 | $86.44 |
| Cordele, GA | 1 | $88.35 | $88.35 |
| Donalsonville, GA | 1 | $154.70 | $154.70 |
| Dalton, GA | 1 | $277.29 | $277.29 |
| Douglas, GA | 1 | $293.08 | $293.08 |
| Dublin, GA | 1 | $295.75 | $295.75 |
| Greenboro, GA | 1 | $86.45 | $86.45 |
| Hiawassee, GA | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Lavonia, GA | 1 | $100.75 | $100.75 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $57.03 | $57.03 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $75.50 | $75.50 |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $287.00 | $287.00 |
| Nashville, GA | 1 | $139.50 | $139.50 |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $29.43 | $29.43 |
| Tifton, GA | 1 | $142.50 | $142.50 |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $25.95 | $25.95 |
| Vidalia, GA | 1 | $210.52 | $210.52 |
| Waycross, GA | 1 | $730.50 | $730.50 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What C. diff test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: C. diff test explained.
C. difficile toxin gene test (stool PCR) in other states
- Alabama$98.00
- Alaska$234.00
- Arizona$72.90
- Arkansas$88.90
- California$152.88
- Colorado$293.42
- Connecticut$146.48
- Delaware$409.92
- District of Columbia$210.35, 3 hospitals
- Florida$113.60
- Hawaii$299.65
- Idaho$166.00
- Illinois$185.40
- Indiana$133.00
- Iowa$116.46
- Kansas$111.85
- Kentucky$99.80
- Louisiana$74.72
- Maine$108.24
- Maryland$327.75
- Massachusetts$169.81
- Michigan$116.00
- Minnesota$139.42
- Mississippi$56.30
- Missouri$152.01
- Montana$168.51
- Nebraska$166.18
- Nevada$92.53
- New Hampshire$208.32
- New Jersey$42.86
- New Mexico$149.60
- New York$126.45
- North Carolina$125.61
- North Dakota$192.00
- Ohio$130.40
- Oklahoma$90.91
- Oregon$156.71
- Pennsylvania$207.60
- Puerto Rico$1,003.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$104.40
- South Carolina$193.50
- South Dakota$208.00
- Tennessee$89.61
- Texas$175.50
- Utah$160.40
- Vermont$233.99
- Virginia$126.09
- Washington$180.75
- West Virginia$113.60
- Wisconsin$151.80
- Wyoming$155.25
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.